who did the most heavy lifting?
stats compared during their peak years
Player
Tests
% Team runs
% Team wkts
Man of the Match awards
Botham (1977-82)
54
13.1%
30.7%
9
Flintoff (2003-06)
37
12.3%
23.1%
4
Stokes (2016-Present)
41
14.0%
14.2%
7
Flintoff's stats exclude the one-off Test he played for world XI in 2005; Percentages in terms of batsmen runs and bowler wickets only